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Definition of Prep school
1. Noun. A private secondary school.
Generic synonyms: Gymnasium, Lycee, Lyceum, Middle School, Secondary School
Specialized synonyms: Choir School, Schola Cantorum
Definition of Prep school
1. Noun. (American English) A private school intended to prepare its students to get into prestigious universities. ¹
2. Noun. (British) A private primary school which prepares its pupils for the common entrance examination most commonly at the age of eleven, and subsequent entry into public school. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prep School
Literary usage of Prep school
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Overview of Affirmative Action: Hearing Before the Committee on the edited by Hank Brown (1998)
"The black students who graduate from the prep school and go on to West Point have
a higher graduation rate than students admitted to West Point who did not ..."
2. Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men Behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards (1916)
"... PREP. SCHOOL DAYS TO every man there comes a moment that marks the turning
point of his career. For me it was a certain Saturday morning in the autumn ..."
3. Who's who on the Pacific Coast: A Biographical Compilation of Notable Living by Franklin Harper (1913)
"D. Horace Town- send's Prep. School, Brockley, Kent, Eng., 1886 ; tutored by
Cambridge professor, 1886-87 ; read law m offices of WW Erwin, SE Ferrée, ..."
4. Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide ...: Foot Ball Rules as Recommended by by National Collegiate Athletic Association, Walter Camp (1915)
"Fordham prep school team had an unfortunate season. ... In the Southern section
of the Middle States, the Army and Navy prep school, barring, of course. ..."
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